Practical work experience is at the heart of this course and is delivered through placements in relevant workplaces. We work in partnership with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and many private, independent and voluntary sector providers to provide the required experience for our students. The practice learning circuit is extensive. You will be allocated to placements appropriate for your course which will be a placement anywhere in the areas listed below; this will require you to travel to your placement.

Details of the process for allocating you a placement can be found on the student information section of this website. This list of areas is subject to change across the lifetime of the course, as providers may change their placement offer for reasons beyond the university's control. New areas may be added to the list and existing areas may be removed.

You will spend at least 800 hours (September 2019 cohort and earlier) OR 770 hours (September 2020 cohorts onwards) per year putting what you have learned into practice in real working situations during all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal situations. Your placement attendance, learning and practice will be an assessed part of your course. Attendance on your placements is mandatory.  You must complete all required hours of clinical practice and any shortfall will need to be made up.  

On placement, you work with experts, professionals and service users gaining experience, and developing your knowledge and skills in all aspects of midwifery care, enhancing your employability on completion of the course. During your time on placement, your experience will reflect the working times of the team you work with on placement. This may involve shift work including weekends, evenings and nights. It will be necessary to travel to or live near the placements.

Your placements could take place anywhere in the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw region and you will be expected to attend the placements that you have been allocated to attend.

Student Placement Allocation Process

Students will be allocated to an audited placement within the placement circuit referred to at recruitment and in induction. Placement supervisors/mentors will have completed an annual briefing and will have completed all mandatory training in order to ensure that their support of the student is valid.

Details of the process for allocating you a placement can be found below. The placement areas are subject to change across the lifetime of the course, as providers may change their placement offer for reasons beyond the university's control. New areas may be added and existing areas may be removed.

College Placement Allocation Process- this is the allocation process that is followed within the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences.

The Professional Placements Team will keep students updated via PEMS regarding placement allocations.

Placement information - how students can find out more about their allocated placement

General information about the area can be found on the Placement Providers section of this website.  Profiles of information and guidance to help students to prepare for their allocated Practice Based Learning placement can be found on PEMS.

Students - You can link to PEMS here using your SHU single sign on login to find out more about your placement. Please refer to the Student Quick Guide to PEMS (PDF, 134KB) for information about how to use PEMS.

Providers - If you are using PEMS to share information about placement learning, please ensure that you have read and adhere to GDPR as set out in the PEMS Privacy Notice (PDF, 210.3KB). You can link to PEMS here. Please use your PEMS login.

Exceptional circumstances and your placement allocation - Placement Allocation Change Policy

Please follow the links in the Placement Allocation Process description for information about the Placement Allocation Change Policy if you need to request a change to your placement allocation in exceptional circumstances.